ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,986, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to TheraPod Rehab LLC (Durham, N.C.).
"Methods for surgical achilles tendon repair" was invented by Selene G. Parekh (Durham, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for repairing an Achilles tendon without an instrument guide to reduce nerve damage and improve the recovery of the tendon. The method includes a limited open incision technique with a posterior midline approach and a plurality of sutures with varying orientations to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon of a prone patient."
The patent was filed on June 19, 2023, under Application No. 18/337,215.
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